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Groupon faces coupon competition from Google and Facebook

April 27, 2011

Groupon is facing a run for its money in the form of two major rivals. On Tuesday, Facebook launched a daily deals service and Google also recently jumped into the group-buying game. Facebook has more than 600 million potential coupon clippers: Will the company pose the ultimate challenge to Groupon?

To find out Eight Forty-Eight spoke to Chicago Tribune technology reporter Walin Wong.

Music Button: Trent Reznor, "Carbon Prevails", from the CD The Social Network OST, (Null)